Carbon monoxide poisoning in a patient with carbon dioxide retention: a therapeutic challenge.
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Author(s)
Lane, TRA
Williamson, WJ
Brostoff, JM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We present the case of a 70 year-old man with carbon monoxide poisoning following a house fire. A significant smoking history and likely underlying chronic lung pathology complicated treatment, as due to symptomatic retention of carbon dioxide we were unable to use high-flow oxygen to facilitate the elimination of carbon monoxide. We suggest that patients with risk factors for obstructive lung disease be monitored extremely carefully during treatment for carbon monoxide toxicity.
Date Issued
2008-08-18
Date Acceptance
2008-08-18
Citation
Cases Journal, 2008, 1
ISSN
1757-1626
Publisher
BioMed Central
Journal / Book Title
Cases Journal
Volume
1
Copyright Statement
© 2008 Lane et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0),
which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Subjects
1199 Other Medical And Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
102